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Most hiring managers receive no formal training on how to interview. This companion guide changes that — giving every person in your organization who conducts interviews the knowledge they need to do it well.
Covers interview preparation, the interview structure, open and probing questioning techniques, active listening, how to take legally defensible notes, what you cannot ask, and how to handle common difficult scenarios.
FAQS
Q Is this guide suitable for people who have never been formally trained to interview?
Yes — it is specifically designed for that situation. It covers everything from how to prepare before the interview through to how to take legally defensible notes and avoid common procedural mistakes. Many HR teams distribute it as pre-reading before a new interviewer joins a hiring panel for the first time, and use it as the basis for a short manager briefing session.
Q What questions are interviewers not allowed to ask?
The guide includes a dedicated section covering questions that are prohibited or inadvisable in each of the five jurisdictions (Ireland, UK, US, Canada, Australia) — including questions about pregnancy, family plans, health conditions, age, religion, nationality, and protected characteristics. The guidance is jurisdiction-specific and practical, not just a generic 'avoid these topics' list.
Q How does this companion connect to the other hiring documents?
The three documents form a complete interviewing system: the Guidance Companion explains how to interview; the Question Bank provides the questions; the Scorecards provide the scoring framework. Together they give any organisation a professional, consistent, bias-reduced interview process from preparation through to the hiring decision.
Q Can this be used as training material for hiring managers?
Yes. It functions as both a reference document and a training resource. Many HR teams use it as pre-reading before manager interview training and distribute it to all new hiring managers when they are first added to an interview panel.
Most hiring managers receive no formal training on how to interview. This companion guide changes that — giving every person in your organization who conducts interviews the knowledge they need to do it well.
Covers interview preparation, the interview structure, open and probing questioning techniques, active listening, how to take legally defensible notes, what you cannot ask, and how to handle common difficult scenarios.
FAQS
Q Is this guide suitable for people who have never been formally trained to interview?
Yes — it is specifically designed for that situation. It covers everything from how to prepare before the interview through to how to take legally defensible notes and avoid common procedural mistakes. Many HR teams distribute it as pre-reading before a new interviewer joins a hiring panel for the first time, and use it as the basis for a short manager briefing session.
Q What questions are interviewers not allowed to ask?
The guide includes a dedicated section covering questions that are prohibited or inadvisable in each of the five jurisdictions (Ireland, UK, US, Canada, Australia) — including questions about pregnancy, family plans, health conditions, age, religion, nationality, and protected characteristics. The guidance is jurisdiction-specific and practical, not just a generic 'avoid these topics' list.
Q How does this companion connect to the other hiring documents?
The three documents form a complete interviewing system: the Guidance Companion explains how to interview; the Question Bank provides the questions; the Scorecards provide the scoring framework. Together they give any organisation a professional, consistent, bias-reduced interview process from preparation through to the hiring decision.
Q Can this be used as training material for hiring managers?
Yes. It functions as both a reference document and a training resource. Many HR teams use it as pre-reading before manager interview training and distribute it to all new hiring managers when they are first added to an interview panel.
